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Even scientists who have made quantum computers their life's work say they can't do anything useful — yet. "They're all terrible…
Nature| May 26, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy is looking for experts to guide the White House and federal agencies through the weird world of quantum information science.
GeekWire From ACM Careers | September 12, 2019
Ten newly-hired teaching assistants will integrate ethics into Brown University's computer science curriculum.
The Brown Daily Herald From ACM Careers | September 5, 2019
A grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation will help Wichita State University take steps to increase the number of women and minorities in its STEM faculty...Wichita State University From ACM Careers | August 23, 2019
"Tech has solved some of the world's biggest challenges, but it hasn't cracked the one closest to home: toxic, sexist workplace culture," says Girls Who Code founder...Wired From ACM Careers | August 23, 2019
Amber Johnson made history this month by becoming the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in computer science from Purdue University.
U.S. Black Engineer From ACM Careers | August 22, 2019
Female-only science programs, launched by many U.S. universities to redress gender imbalance in such fields as computer science and engineering, are coming under...Los Angeles Times From ACM Careers | August 20, 2019
Driven by a tech-industry vision of rural economic revival, Wyoming is requiring all of its K-12 public schools to offer computer science.
The New York Times From ACM Careers | August 12, 2019
Summer camps are using facial recognition technology to allow parents to see what their children are up to while they are away from home.
The Washington Post From ACM Careers | August 12, 2019
Liberals and conservatives agree on at least one thing: the importance of working hard in order to succeed.
Cornell Chronicle From ACM Careers | August 8, 2019
Fewer foreign-born Ph.D. graduates with STEM degrees from American universities accept job offers from technology startups compared to U.S. grads due to concerns...Cornell Chronicle From ACM Careers | August 6, 2019
Six-in-ten Americans say scientists should play an active role in policy debates about scientific issues, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Pew Research Center From ACM Careers | August 5, 2019
An artificial intelligence system should be recognized as the inventor of two ideas in patents filed on its behalf, a team of academics says.
BBC News From ACM Careers | August 2, 2019
The Knight Foundation is committing $50 million to 11 university research projects that explore technology's influence on democracy and civic trust.
ImpactAlpha From ACM Careers | July 25, 2019
Google will pay $11 million to settle the claims of 227 people who say they were unfairly denied jobs because of their age, according to court filings.
ARS Technica From ACM Careers | July 23, 2019
Wearable technology is already used to enhance the performance and safety of workers in a number of fields, and white-collar professionals could be next.
The Boston Globe From ACM Careers | July 17, 2019
A giant data store quietly being built in India could free vast swathes of science for computer analysis—but is it legal?
Nature From ACM Careers | July 17, 2019
Yi-Chi Shih, an adjunct professor of electrical engineering at UCLA, faces 219 years in federal prison for conspiring to export semiconductor chips with military...Los Angeles Times From ACM Careers | July 12, 2019
The non-profit Girls Who Code is working with Congress to draft federal legislation to encourage U.S. states to report gender diversity data.
EdSurge From ACM Careers | July 12, 2019
In recent months, academics of Chinese descent say they are being increasingly singled out for scrutiny.
The Boston Globe From ACM Careers | July 10, 2019
Increasingly interns are being asked to sign noncompete, nondisclosure, and forced arbitration agreements that critics argue hamper young people's job opportunities...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | July 2, 2019